Judge, 1911-02-18 · page 11 of 24
Judge — February 18, 1911 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several unrelated satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine humor: **"Ambitious"** mocks a poodle wanting to leave show-dog life for vaudeville, satirizing class ambitions and theatrical pretension. **"He Didn't Go with Papa Any More"** jokes about a child's innocent misinterpretation: after seeing "Uncle Tom's Cabin," the boy comments the "little Evas" wore "union suits" (underwear), implying the actresses' scanty costumes—embarrassing Papa. **"The Secret"** is meta-commentary on hack writing: recycling old ideas with different wording. **"A Lesson in Cause and Effect"** puns on a man walking oddly because his wife wears a hobble skirt (a restrictive 1910s fashion), forcing him to match her stride. **"Mr. Shorty Stutters Takes the Elevator"** features a stammering man in an elevator whose repeated "G-G-GOING U-U-UP!" utterances allegedly disturb the Wright Brothers' aviation business—absurdist wordplay humor. The humor relies on period-specific references (hobble skirts, vaudeville, "Uncle Tom's Cabin") and simple punchlines.
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AMBITIOUS. ville. Miss Poodle—"* Disgrace nothing ! Miss Poodle (sobbing) —' I don’t care whether you like it or not, mother, I''m going into vaude- Mrs. Poédle—' What! and disgrace the family ?"" On the bench I can never rise above being a mere show dog, whereas in vaudeville I"d have an opportunity to act."” He Didn’t Go with Papa Any More. HE FIRST show that lit- tle Willie ever attended was ‘‘Uncle Tom's Cab- When he returned home after the play, pa- pa asked him how he liked the show. Willie said it was awful nice. “Now, Willie, if you will be a good boy, I will take you to one next week,"’ said papa. . Little Willie and papa sat down in the orchestra circle. Willie seemed to en- joy the play very much. When they returned home, Willie’s mamma asked him how he liked the show. A LESSON IN CAUSE AND EFFECT. Fred—* What's got Binks to walk like that ?”” Willie replied, ‘It was a lot nicer than the first one I went to. What do you think, mamma? All the little Evas had on union suits.’” The Secret. Tus plan wins fame for many a pen— I’ve studied it intentiy— To say the same old thing again, But say it differently. A Definition. 66 PDA, WHAT is superstition?” “Any kind of a belief that an- other will not give up when you tell him your belief is different."” “A well-developed figure.” 786,924,568,357,211, 765,457,346! Spring. HE calendar of seeds is here, And hint of spring it holds, But I have got a surer sign A calendar of colds. Justified. Waggs --"* Why did Henpeck the church ?"" Jaggs ‘Somebody told him marriages were made in heav- leave Ned—"' Why, his wife wears a hobble skirt, and he 's been try- aa ing to keep step with ber.”” en. MR. SHORTY STUTTERS TAKES THE ELEVATOR, And almost puts the Wright Brothers out of business. UN-uN-Un-T-T-t }] wew-w-want | -=—S BE SATISFIED, MAX, YOu Gor De ROoF! comicbooks.com